Packing and display container



Jan. 14, 1941- H. WENDT, JR 2,228,377

, PACKING AND vDIIZSPIJAY CONTAINER Filed Dec. 9, 1958 Patented Jan. 14,1941 PACKING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Herman Wendt, Jr., Garwood, N. J.,assignor to American Coating Mills, Inc., Elkhart, Ind.

Application December 9, 1938, Serial No. 244,810

3 Claims.

The present invention has relation to containers useful for packing andshipping, also displaying and dispensing merchandise of various kinds.

One object of this invention, amongst others, is

r to produce a simple and economical container which will be efflcientfor the several purposes for which the container is designed and toattain this object of the invention, in one embodiment thereof, theimproved container is composed of a onepiece blank.

The improved container is so constructed and arranged that for packingand shipping it is closed into a square or rectangular shape havingfront, back and side walls to form a body into which the merchandise isclosely packed so as to form a convenient and rigid package for shippingand handling. In the open position for displaying and dispensing themerchandise, the walls of the container are moved or expanded so as toprovide outwardly sloping walls. In this position the capacity of thecontainer is materially increased, thereby permitting the previouslyclosely packed merchandise to be rearranged into a jumbled mass orotherwise as may be desired to produce the best display effect.

The chief aim of this invention is to provide a packing and shippingcontainer which with a very simple operation by the dealer can beconverted into a counter basket display such as often used fordisplaying merchandise en masse. Heretofore, counter baskets of thiskind usually were folded and placed within the packing and shippingcontainer for the merchandise or the baskets useful only for display anddispensing were furnished separately. With the present invention thesame container, used for packing and shipping, also provides the displaybasket and this is an obvious advantage, particularly as regards economyin manufacture and consumption of material and also convenience for thedealer.

An embodiment of the invention will be hereinafter described withreference to the accompanying drawing where- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the improved container shown in its open or display position;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the improved containeris constructed;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the improved container in apartly open position, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the improved container in itsclosed position for shipping.

Referring to said drawing, in Figure 2 the complete blank is illustratedand this blank is cut and creased to define sections or portions I, 2,3,

and 4, which respectively form the bottom, back and front walls and alsoside walls, which, when folded upwardly on the creased lines (a) form abody or tray member having perpendicular walls to receive themerchandise closely packed therein. 5

The back wall 2 and front wall 3 of the improved container have lateralextensions 5 which are hinged so as to fold on creased lines (12) andprovide connecting corner pieces between the walls 24 and 3-4. Theseconnections 5 are 1" provided with lock tongues 6 engaged in radiusslots 1 in the side walls 4. The tongues 6 are arranged to slide or movein said slots 1 so that the said walls are permitted to move outwardlyor expand and thereby assume a sloping position and the movement of thewalls outwardly is limited by the length of said slots 1.

The connecting extensions or pieces 5 are diagonally creased on the line(0) so that these connected pieces will fold to permit both the back 20wall and the front walls to also assume an angular or sloping position,the same as the side walls. The portions 5 of the connecting pieces 5provide corner walls so that when set up into a basket form, I thestructure will be substantially of 25 octagonal shape.

Figure 1 shows the container set up in the basket form having themerchandise, such for example, as cartons 8, arranged in a jumbled masstherein. It is usual with baskets for displaying 3 merchandise toprovide a back display sheet and such sheet is obtained by the extension9 extending from the back wall 2 and this extension has the conventionalcutout folding section l0 and tuck-in flap ll. Flap H in the raisedposition of 35 the display sheet engages the cut-out tab 12 in the backwall and by this means, the display portion In is maintained in an erectposition.

Figure 3 shows the improved container in the position for packing withthe walls perpendicular and the merchandise closely packed therein. Inthis view the display card has been raised and the next operation wouldbe to push the display card and back wall backwardly and pull the frontwall forwardly and rearrange the merchandise to get the en masse jumbleddisplay efiect as shown in Figure 1. I

In Figure 4 the complete package for shipping is shown and herein itwill be noted the show card In is folded down and the container isinserted within a shell or protector l3 in such a way that the sides Hof the protector will prevent the accidental opening of the container.It will be understood, particularly when comparatively heavy merchandiseis packed, the protector is provided with tuck-in flaps or the like, toeliminate any possibility of accidental opening of the package.Furthermore it is obvious that in such instances where the cost of theshell is to be saved, the portions 9, l0, and H may be relied upon toform a cover for the closed container if a string, for example, is tiedaround the package to secure it against accidental opening.

With the example shown in the drawing, the show card or cover is anintegral part of the blank, but obviously this card or cover may be aseparate member.

Other modifications may be made in carrying out the details of theinvention hereinbefore described, and it is to be understood that anymodification coming fairly within the terms of the appended claims shallbe covered thereby.

I claim:

1. A packing and display container of the class described comprising abody or tray having walls arranged to move outwardly to expand said bodyor tray, yielding means connecting said walls together permitting of alimited outward movement of said walls and said means comprising lockingtongues engaged and movable radially in radius slots.

2. A container of the class described composed of a one-piece blank cutand creased to define portions forming the bottom and the front, backand side walls of the container, corner pieces extending laterally fromsaid front and back walls forming portions providing yieldable means forconnecting said walls together, said corner pieces carrying lockingtongues arranged to be engaged and travel radially in radius slotsprovided in said side wall forming portions, and said corner piecesbeing creased to fold diagonally to form angular corner walls therebyforming a container of an octagonal shape.

3. A convertible container of the class described composed of aone-piece blank cut and creased to define portions forming the bottomand the front, back and side walls of the containerycorner piecesextending laterally from said front and back walls forming portions,said corner piecescarrying locking tongues arranged to be yieldablyengaged in radius slots provided in said side wall forming portions,said corner pieces being creased to fold diagonally to form angularcorner walls thereby forming a container of an octagonal shape, and saidback wall portions having an extension therefrom providing a cover anddisplay sheet respectively in the open and closed positions of thecontainer.

' HERMAN WENDT, JR.

